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Birth Name: Fredric George Lehne
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 3, 1959
Ethnicity: * father – German, Moravian Czech * mother – Irish, English, Welsh
Fredric Lehne is an American actor. His roles include the series Dallas , Mancuso, F.B.I. ; Wiseguy , From the Earth to the Moon , Lost , Supernatural , American Horror Story: Asylum , Public Morals , Chicago Fire , Quantico , Seven Seconds , Yellowstone , Dr. Death , Dexter: New Blood , Partner Track , and Elsbeth ; the films Foxes (1980), Ordinary People , Dream Lover , Man’s Best Friend (1993), Men in Black , Submerged (2000), Octopus 2: River of Fear , Zero Dark Thirty , Tallulah , Money , Greater (2016), The Greatest Showman , Human Capital (2019), The Eyes of Tammy Faye , and Fast Charlie ; and the made-for-tv movies The Children Nobody Wanted , Love Is Never Silent , Billionaire Boys Club (1987), Man Against the Mob , Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes , Payback (1997), Balloon Farm , and Terror Tract . He has also been billed as Fred Lehne and Fredric Lane.
His father was born in Newark, New Jersey. His mother was born in Widnes, England.
Fredric’s paternal grandfather was Friedrich Wilhelm “Willy” Lehne (the son of Georg Luis Konstantin “Louis” Lehne and Henrietta Hermina Fredrika Danks). Friedrich was born in Hanover, Germany.
Fredric’s paternal grandmother was Ida Schmidla (the daughter of Method Cyril Schmidla and Amalia Prihoda). Ida was born in Munich, Germany, to Moravian Czech parents, from Brno and Zastávka, respectively. Method was the son of Johann Schmidla and Franziska Kvasnica. Amalia was the daughter of Johann Prihoda and Maria Vana.
Fredric’s maternal grandfather was named James J. Kelly.
Fredric’s maternal grandmother was named Isabella Jones (the daughter of Henry Jones and Ann). Henry was the son of Isabella.
Sources: Obituary of Fredric’s father – https://www.dignitymemorial.com
Obituary of Fredric’s mother – https://www.legacy.com
Immigration record of Fredric’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org